CUSA Decision on UAB

[Dawg06]

Hopefully a decision based on minor sports scheduling and convenience rather than feeling sorry for the UAB players and fans.

There's good reason to give UAB more time if necessary, but pity is not it. The only good reasons to give them an extra year are if the door to bring back football is still cracked open or maybe if Army is interested in returning for football-only. If keeping UAB another year would help C-USA scheduling, then C-USA could enter a scheduling agreement with UAB as a non-conference opponent for select sports because UAB probably isn't gonna have any other options on such short notice.

[Dawg06]

By-laws state you get no revenue for the year if you are asked to leave. I'm not sure why that would even be a discussion point.
The long-term decision has already been made as well. C-USA just wants to appear cordial. Watts knew the by-laws and violated them. Nothing to discuss there either.

And yes, Banowsky is pushing the Presidents to allow UAB one year to find a new league. He doesn't believe the student athletes should be punished because of poor University leadership.

Student-athletes are punished all the time for things that the SAs had nothing to do with. The NCAA issues postseason bans all the time for poor university leadership (APR, recruiting violations, failure to monitor, other scandals, etc.), which doesn't allow innocent SAs to compete for championships. This situation is no different. UAB shouldn't be immune from the consequences of their admin's actions. It's not fair to the non-football SAs at all the other C-USA schools when UAB has shifted all their football money to significantly bolster their non-football sports.

[techman05]

Student-athletes are punished all the time for things that the SAs had nothing to do with. The NCAA issues postseason bans all the time for poor university leadership (APR, recruiting violations, failure to monitor, other scandals, etc.), which doesn't allow innocent SAs to compete for championships. This situation is no different. UAB shouldn't be immune from the consequences of their admin's actions. It's not fair to the non-football SAs at all the other C-USA schools when UAB has shifted all their football money to significantly bolster their non-football sports.

Agree

[Dawg06]

Agree

This reminds me of what Coach White said about UAB on his coach's show during the year. He talked about how our guys either had to bus or to fly commercial everywhere we went (we bussed to B'ham) and had to eat at Wendy's. At the same time, UAB was flying charter to Ruston and eating at Ruston's finest steakhouse (Beau Vines). UAB cutting football because they didn't have enough in money in their budget that's $10 million greater than our's is laughable. They didn't even try to make it work.

[70TECHGRAD]

This reminds me of what Coach White said about UAB on his coach's show during the year. He talked about how our guys either had to bus or to fly commercial everywhere we went (we bussed to B'ham) and had to eat at Wendy's. At the same time, UAB was flying charter to Ruston and eating at Ruston's finest steakhouse (Beau Vines). UAB cutting football because they didn't have enough in money in their budget that's $10 million greater than our's is laughable. They didn't even try to make it work.

And THAT, as Paul Harvey would say...is the rest of the story. They squandered the money they had!!!!

[Wade_Antley]

I thought he said "...and now you know, the rest of the story."

[HogDawg]

By all indications they will be given that year...

Source?

[Dwayne From Minden]

Source?

Basically last two CUSA columns by the ODU paper

Speculation on there part but appears to be best for all parties involved

[The Historian]

Student-athletes are punished all the time for things that the SAs had nothing to do with. The NCAA issues postseason bans all the time for poor university leadership (APR, recruiting violations, failure to monitor, other scandals, etc.), which doesn't allow innocent SAs to compete for championships. This situation is no different. UAB shouldn't be immune from the consequences of their admin's actions. It's not fair to the non-football SAs at all the other C-USA schools when UAB has shifted all their football money to significantly bolster their non-football sports.

This is one of the reasons I would allow them to stay but not be eligible for conference championships.

[The Historian]

This reminds me of what Coach White said about UAB on his coach's show during the year. He talked about how our guys either had to bus or to fly commercial everywhere we went (we bussed to B'ham) and had to eat at Wendy's. At the same time, UAB was flying charter to Ruston and eating at Ruston's finest steakhouse (Beau Vines). UAB cutting football because they didn't have enough in money in their budget that's $10 million greater than our's is laughable. They didn't even try to make it work.

Well said.

[HogDawg]

Basically last two CUSA columns by the ODU paper

Speculation on there part but appears to be best for all parties involved

Oh I don't doubt that it could be the best option for all parties, but from your post I thought you might have had a credible inside source.

[latech]

I rather for CUSA to give UAB a year with no revenue shared than giving the directional school down south a chance to get in CUSA.

[HogDawg]

I rather for CUSA to give UAB a year with no revenue shared than giving the directional school down south a chance to get in CUSA.

I would prefer to see hell freeze over and CUSA send a formal invitation to Haynesville High School, before giving the directional school down south a chance to get in CUSA.

[70TECHGRAD]

I would prefer to see hell freeze over and CUSA send a formal invitation to Haynesville High School, before giving the directional school down south a chance to get in CUSA.

+1

[chew4219]

I rather for CUSA to give UAB a year with no revenue shared than giving the directional school down south a chance to get in CUSA.

All of our fans are clamoring to get into CUSA, but our administration is not. You need not worry.